Person
Edward Brophy
Acting · 1895–1960 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Edward Brophy was an American character actor, voice artist, and comedian. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic. He is best remembered for his roles in the Falcon film series and for voicing Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo. His screen debut was in Yes or No. He appeared in The Champ, Freaks, The Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home (1944). He also made several appearances in the films of director John Ford.
Known for
The Millionaire
Preliminary Feeney
Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Cameraman
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
Freaks
Rollo Brother
Hideaway Girl
Bugs Murphy
Cover Girl
Joe, bartender (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dwarfie
China Seas
Wilbur Timmons
The Last Hurrah
Ditto Boland
Filmography
- 1960The Slowest Gun in the WestThe Bartender
- 1958The Last HurrahDitto Boland
- 1956Bundle of JoyDance Contest Judge
- 1955The MillionairePreliminary Feeney
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1951Pier 23Prof. Shicker
- 1951Roaring City'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
- 1951Danger ZoneProf. Frederick Simpson Schicker
- 1949Arson, Inc.Pete Purdy
- 1949The Price of FreedomMan in restaurant (uncredited)
- 1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueGates Patrolman Cecil Felton
- 1946Renegade GirlBob Crandall
- 1946The Falcon's AdventureGoldie Locke
- 1946Sweetheart of Sigma ChiArty
- 1946Swing Parade of 1946Moose
- 1946Girl on the SpotFingers Foley
- 1945The Falcon in San FranciscoGoldie Locke
- 1945Penthouse RhythmBailey
- 1945Wonder ManTorso
- 1945I'll Remember AprilShadow
- 1945See My LawyerOtis Fillmore
- 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeBrogan
- 1944A Night of AdventureSteve
- 1944It Happened TomorrowJake Shomberg
- 1944Cover GirlJoe, bartender (uncredited)
- 1943A Scream in the DarkEddie Tough
- 1943DestroyerEngineer Casey
- 1943Air ForceMarine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
- 1943Lady BodyguardHarry Gargan
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942Self
- 1942Madame SpyMike Reese
- 1942BroadwayPorky
- 1942Larceny, Inc.Weepy Davis
- 1942All Through the NightJoe Denning
- 1941Steel Against the SkyPete Evans
- 1941DumboTimothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941The Gay FalconDetective Bates
- 1941Buy Me That TownZiggy
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughOfficer Slattery
- 1941A Dangerous GameBugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
- 1941The Bride Came C.O.D.Hinkle
- 1941Thieves Fall OutRork
- 1941Sleepers WestGeorge Trautwein
- 1940The Invisible WomanBill
- 1940Sandy Gets Her ManFireman Junior
- 1940The Great ProfileSylvester
- 1940Dance, Girl, DanceDwarfie
- 1940Golden GlovesPotsy Brill
- 1940Alias the DeaconStuffy
- 1940Calling Philo VanceRyan
- 1939The Big GuyDippy
- 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsBuck Moseby
- 1939Kid NightingaleMike Jordon
- 1939Golden BoyRoxy Lewis
- 1939The Kid from KokomoEddie Black
- 1939For Love or MoneySleeper
- 1939Society LawyerMax
- 1939Pardon Our NerveNosey Nelson
- 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManCorbett
- 1938Gambling ShipCuthbert Innocent
- 1938Vacation from LoveBarney Keenan
- 1938Come On, Leathernecks!Max 'Curly' Maxwell
- 1938Passport HusbandSpike
- 1938Gold Diggers in ParisMike Coogan
- 1938Hold That KissAl
- 1938Romance on the RunWhitey Whitehouse
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderLefty
- 1937Blossoms On BroadwayPrussic
- 1937The Last GangsterFats Garvey
- 1937The Girl Said NoPick
- 1937Trapped by G-MenLefty
- 1937Varsity ShowMike Barclay
- 1937The Great GambiniButch
- 1937The Hit ParadeMulrooney
- 1937The Soldier and the LadyPacker
- 1937Jim Hanvey, DetectiveRomo
- 1937Oh, DoctorMeg Smith
- 1936Career WomanDoc Curley
- 1936Great GuyPete Reilly
- 1936Hideaway GirlBugs Murphy
- 1936Mister CinderellaDetective McNutt
- 1936All American ChumpPudgy Murphy
- 1936Wedding PresentSquinty
- 1936Kelly the SecondIke Arnold
- 1936SpendthriftBill McGuire
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesSid
- 1936Woman TrapGeorge Meade (as Ed Brophy)
- 1936Here Comes TroubleCrowley
- 1936Strike Me PinkKiller
- 1935Show Them No Mercy!Buzz
- 1935Remember Last Night?Maxie
- 1935$1,000 a MinuteBenny Dolan
- 1935I Live My LifePete (Uncredited)
- 1935China SeasWilbur Timmons
- 1935She Gets Her ManFlash
- 1935Mad LoveRollo
- 1935People Will TalkPete Ranse
- 1935Naughty MariettaZeke
- 1935The Whole Town's Talking'Slugs' Martin
- 1935Shadow of DoubtWilcox
- 1935SequoiaForest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
- 1934I'll Fix ItTilly Tilson
- 1934Evelyn PrenticeEddie Delaney
- 1934Death on the DiamondGrogan
- 1934Hide-OutDet. Britt
- 1934Paris InterludeHam
- 1934The Thin ManJoe Morelli
- 1934The Poor RichFlannigan
- 1933Hello PopBrophy
- 1933Broadway to HollywoodJoe Mannion
- 1933Beer and PretzelsTheater Manager (uncredited)
- 1933What! No Beer?Spike Moran
- 1932FleshDolan
- 1932ProsperityIce Cream Salesman (uncredited)
- 1932Speak EasilyReno
- 1932Skyscraper SoulsMan in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1932The Beast of the CityPolice Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1932The Passionate PlumberMan Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
- 1932FreaksRollo Brother
- 1931The ChampTim
- 1931Casanova Against His WillDirector
- 1931A Dangerous AffairNelson
- 1931Sporting BloodNewsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
- 1931Buster se marieDirector
- 1931A Free SoulSlouch (uncredited)
- 1931Parlor, Bedroom and BathDetective
- 1930PaidBurglar (uncredited)
- 1930Remote ControlAl
- 1930Those Three French GirlsYank
- 1930DoughboysSgt. Brophy
- 1930Our Blushing BridesJoe Munsey
- 1930EstrelladosAssistant Director (uncredited)
- 1930Free and EasyProduction Manager
- 1929Spite MarriageProduction Manager
- 1928The CameramanMan in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
- 1928West PointTeam Manager (Uncredited)
- 1927Spring FeverGolf Game Spectator (uncredited)
- 1923The Dangerous MaidAssistant Director
- 1921The Sign on the DoorNewspaper Photographer (uncredited)
- 1920Yes or NoTom Martin
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